Hi all ; here we are again we made it to London on the 24 June at about 10:00 pm , and after waiting for a while at immigration we were finally on our way to our hotel . It was located in Bays water and just across from Kensington Gardens, next to Paddington and not far from Hyde park. We were very impressed with the city , it is very elegant and picturesque, particularly central London.
The next morning we did the typical Hop on Hop off sightseeing tour with Big Bus Tours , it was definitely value for money we basically spent the whole day visiting the most popular sights of London . Here are some of the pics , see if you recognise them .
We had a great time , and we had a chance to visit the Victoria & Albert Museum as well as the Science and Natural History Museum . Although it was exhausting it was really worth it , the daily ticket was real value for money .
On our next day in London we decided to rest , it was Sunday and it was terrific weather so we did what most Londoners do on such a glorious day and visit Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. Walked around Kensington Palace , Princess Diana's memorial fountain and had a leisurely day walking around the park.
On the third day we decided to take a tour to Stonehenge , it was after all a UNESCO World Heritage listed monument and we could not miss it . The tour company Premium Tours was pretty average , the driver was a very grumpy man that did not talk to the group the whole two hours to and two hours back from the site , although the site was very enjoyable the tour company left a lot to be desired , which was really unfortunate since I was so looking forward to it . The pictures however turned out really well....
On the fourth day we decide to hire a car and drive ourselves to Scotland, I was looking forward to visiting the Lakes district , I had heard from friends that it was a place that we had to visit , and it was definitely a beautiful place. We travelled about five hours from London and decided to stop at Windemere , it was a magical little town set next to Windemere Lake . We stayed at the Lakes Hotel a very cosy and homely B & B , it was ran by the Dobson Family and the service was very friendly , particularly by the owner Andy . He was very welcoming and always ready to help.
It was with sadness that we left the lakes district the next morning, we would have liked to stay a few days longer to explore the walks and lakes that are located in this beautiful part of the UK . following are some of the pictures we took along the way , including a stop at Hadrian's Wall the old Roman border with Scotland .
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